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Three PhD Positions in AI, Digital Culture and Deep Learning
by Tobias Blanke 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Dear all. The new European Research Council-funded Advanced Grant ‘Deep Culture - Living with Difference in the Age of Deep Learning’ invites applications for three fully-funded PhD positions in Amsterdam. Collaborating with two PostDocs, the aim is to realise an ambitious interdisciplinary research agenda on deep learning and culture. Deep learning technologies like ChatGPT have generated a lot of excitement about our new relations with AI but have also provoked much public anxiety. The project coins ‘deep culture’ to describe the global cultural transformations brought about by deep learning, and how culture is key to deep learning. The project will first explore the relations between deep learning and historical-cultural concepts and practices. Secondly, it will work with deep-learning methods to address their limitations for critical analysis. Finally, it aims to foster public understanding of deep learning’s global relations to culture. We are looking for three talented, ambitious PhD candidates who can combine independent research with team collaboration. You will have the opportunity to explore exciting questions of contemporary digital culture and deep learning and contribute to shaping debates about our relations with AI technologies. For further details and a link to apply, please visit: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Three-PhD-Positions-in-AI%2C-Digital-Cultu… All best, Tobias

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Call for applications: Emerging Scholars Program at the Milton Wolf Seminar in Vienna, Austria. April 8-10.
by Smith, Briar R. 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Apologies for cross posting: Applications are now open for the emerging scholars program<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…> at our annual Milton Wolf Seminar in Vienna, April 8-10, 2025. This year's theme is Ouroboros: The Infinite Loop of Media, Democracy, and Diplomacy, and you can take a look at the 2025 agenda and panel descriptions here<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…>. As panel composition is still being finalized, please have a look at last year's full program<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-media-and-di…> for the impressive mix of contributors to the seminar. Each year, 10-12 early career researchers join a mix of senior scholars, journalists, think tank folks, government representatives, and activists for a two-day seminar, and have a chance to present their research while contributing to the seminar through the ample time we reserve for discussion. We also have a fun social program in the evening. Airfare and transportation and lodging and meals are covered. Please visit the website for eligibility information and how to apply<https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-on-media-and…>. Deadline is 2/14. Briar Smith Associate Director Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) 215-520-0773 (m) 215-573-9218 (o) www.miccenter.org<http://www.miccenter.org>

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DIGITOX seminar Jan 22: Disconnection through media, apps and tech (and Feb 25: Disconnection and the brain)
by Trine Syvertsen 05 Jan '26

05 Jan '26

Welcome to the international seminar series on connection and disconnection. We continue our seminars in 2025. Details here https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/digital-disconnection/e… NB: Seminars run on Norway time (CET) and are scheduled in different time slots. Contact me for a Zoom link or join the DIGITOX mailing list (below) where the links are published. Upcoming seminars: Jan 22, 2025, 1400-1500 on disconnection through media, apps and tech with Veysel Bozan and Yukun You Feb. 25, 2025 1000 -1100 on disconnection and the brain with Alex Beattie and autors of Detoxing the brain<https://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1896952&dswid=-…> (Ingrid Forsler, Carina Guyard, and Linus Andersson) MORE SEMINARS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE SPRING Best regards, Trine ------ We run two mailing lists, join DIGITOX list for these seminars. DIGITOX MAILING LIST: digitox-info: info from Digitox about our seminar series. To join, write an email to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write subscribe digitox-info in the subject field. To unsubscribe: Write an email to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write unsubscribe digitox-info in the subject field (or let me know that you want to be taken off the list). DISCONNECTION-LIST (general list) disconnection-research: to post information about research, publications, events etc. All members can post. To join: write to sympa(a)media.uio.no and write subscribe disconnection-research in the subject field. DO YOU HAVE A NEW PUBLICATION? OR A CFP? NOTIFY PEOPLE USING THE DISCONNECTION LIST; ALL MEMBERS CAN POST ON THIS LIST ------------------------------------------------------- Trine Syvertsen, professor, IMK, UiO Project: Intrusive media, ambivalent users and digital detox (NFR) Author of Digital detox: The politics of disconnecting (Emerald 2020) New book: The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection (open access, Nordicom, 2024)

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now available for pre-order / Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook
by Lori Emerson 21 Nov '25

21 Nov '25

Dear all, At long last, my beloved book, Other Networks:A Radical Technology Sourcebook, is officially available from Anthology Editions for pre-order here<https://shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-lori-emerson-other-networks-a-r…>! Sadly, despite publishing many beautifully designed art books, the publisher won’t be around for much longer which means there are only 1000 copies available of Other Networks. If you think you’d like a copy, consider pre-ordering as soon as you can manage it. With deep gratitude to my editor Mark Iosifescu<https://iosifescu.biz/>, book cover designer Robert Beatty<https://robertbeattyart.com/>, and interior book designer Ella Gold<https://ellagold.com/>, Other Networks catalogs 80+ networks that preceded or existed outside of the internet. It is also an educational project that comes out of my belief that we are all capable both of understanding networks from the past and of building alternative networks for the future; a love letter to experimental art and technology; and a liberatory guide for escaping the corporate present. The design brilliantly both recalls the long history of telecommunications networks (exemplified by late 19th century/early 20th century telegraph and telephone manuals) and rewrites that same history to now have a more global perspective and to include more women; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; and artist experiments with/on these pre-internet networks. Below is the table of contents. I have also posted on my blog excerpts from or expanded versions of entries on microbroadcasting<https://loriemerson.net/2024/09/21/the-history-of-microbroadcasting-and-how…>, barbed wire fence phones<https://loriemerson.net/2024/08/31/a-brief-history-of-barbed-wire-fence-tel…>, and imaginary networks<https://loriemerson.net/2025/01/04/brief-notes-toward-activating-the-potent…>. Sincerely, Lori (Emerson) **** Chronological List of Networks<https://loriemerson.net/2024/03/15/chronological-list-of-networks-in-other-…> Chronological List of Network Experiments<https://loriemerson.net/2024/03/15/chronological-list-of-network-experiment…> Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Wireless Networks: Sound Networks [1] Drums [2] Whistling Air Networks [3] Fire or Smoke Signals [4] Pneumatic Tubes [5] Skywriting Water Networks [6] Hydraulic Semaphore Optical Networks [7] Flag Signaling [8] Optical Telegraph [9] Infrared Communication [10] Signal Lamp [11] Heliograph [12] Photophone [13] Ultraviolet Communication [14] Laser Communication [15] Visible Light Communication Radio Networks [16] Amateur Radio [16.1] Radiotelegraphy [16.2] Radioteletype [16.3] Amateur Television [16.4] Hellschreiber [16.5] Earth-Moon-Earth Communication [16.6] Amateur Radio Satellite [16.7] Amateur Packet Radio [17] Radio Broadcast [18] Pirate Radio [19] Radiofax [20] Two-Way Radio [21] Pager [22] Meteor Burst Communication [23] Slow Scan Television [24] Project West Ford [25] Pirate Television [26] Packet Radio Network [27] Microbroadcast [28] Software Defined Radio [29] Wi-Fi [30] Bluetooth Microwave Networks [31] Microwave Radio-Relay [32] Communications Satellite Wired Networks: Electrical Wire Networks [33] Electrical telegraph [33.1] Electrical Printing Telegraph [33.2] Image Telegraph [33.3] Fire Alarm Telegraph [33.4] Pantelegraph [33.5] Telephonic Telegraph [34] Telephone [35] Wired Radio [36] Telautograph [37] Telefacsimile [38] Videophone [39] Telex Barbed Wire Networks [40] Barbed Wire Telegraph [41] Fence Phones Hybrid Networks: [42] Library [43] Book [44] Postal System [44.1] Pigeon Post [44.2] Projectile Post [44.3] Balloon Mail [44.4] Pony Express [44.5] Airgraph and V-Mail [44.6] Email Letter [45] Sneakernet [46] Radio Broadcast Network [47] Broadcast Television [48] Cable Television [48.1] NABU [49] Cellular Network [50] Time-Sharing Network [51] Teletext [52] Videotex Imaginary Networks: [53] Necromancy [54] Pasilalinic-Sympathetic Compass [55] Telephonoscope [56] Telepathy [57] Ley Lines [58] Mundaneum [59] World Brain [60] Memex [61] Faster-Than-Light Communication Networks [62] Project Xanadu [63] Metaverse [64] The Clacks [65] Pandoran Neural Network [66] Cosmic Internet -- “I use technology in order to hate it properly.” — Nam June Paik Lori Emerson | KF0LCB | she/her/they/them Associate Professor | Associate Chair Graduate Studies | Director, Media Archaeology Lab Media Studies Department | University Colorado Boulder Traditional territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook<https://shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-lori-emerson-other-networks-a-r…> Mastodon<https://post.lurk.org/@loriemerson> | Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/loriemerson.net> | loriemerson.net<http://loriemerson.net/> | mediaarchaeologylab.com<http://mediaarchaeologylab.com/>

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CfP: Special Issue “Celebrating 60 Years of ELIZA? Critical Pasts and Futures of AI”
by Christian Strippel 10 Nov '25

10 Nov '25

Dear colleagues, On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of ELIZA, the chatbot introduced to the public by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1966, Magnus Rust <https://medienwissenschaft.philhist.unibas.ch/en/persons/rust-magnus/> (University of Basel) and I are editing a Special Issue for publication in the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society (WJDS) next year. With this Special Issue, we aim to bring together interdisciplinary perspectives that examine ELIZA’s historical, technical, and societal significance, while reflecting on its legacy for current and future developments in AI. You can find all the information about this Special Issue in the Call for Papers: https://ojs.weizenbaum-institut.de/index.php/wjds/announcement/view/8 We would highly appreciate it if you would consider submitting suitable work and/or forwarding the Call for Papers to interested colleagues. Thank you very much! Best regards, Christian (Strippel) -- Abstract Sixty years ago, Joseph Weizenbaum introduced ELIZA, one of the first computer chat programs, which became a landmark in the early history of Artificial Intelligence. Although ELIZA relied only on simple keyword detection and predefined response templates, it sparked the so-called “ELIZA effect,” enabled the first automated chatbot exchanges on the ARPANET, and is still regarded as a precursor to today’s systems such as ChatGPT. At the same time, ELIZA marked the beginning of Weizenbaum’s critical engagement with AI research and its societal implications. On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, this Special Issue seeks to explore the historical, technical, and societal significance of ELIZA from an interdisciplinary perspective. It aims to relate this legacy to current developments in generative AI and robotics, and to ask what—if anything—there is to celebrate six decades after ELIZA. Individual submissions to the special issue could cover, but are not limited to, the following topics: Automating of Psychotherapy. How have psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists actually used computers and text-based programs in their work over the past few decades? What imaginaries are mobilized and produced in these applications? Authoring AI. What genealogies follow ELIZA, not as a psychotherapist, but as an author and co-pilot in the writing of all kinds of texts? What successes and failures have been celebrated in this history of human-machine interaction? Commercializing AI. How were “expert systems” and other commercial AI tools received by the industry? What changes did they bring it for employees and workers? What does AI mean for the future of work in factories and offices? Anthropomorphizing of AI. What does the humanization of chatbots and other computer programs mean for our perception of AI? How does it shape our expectations of such technologies? How does it affect our image of humans? Mythologization of AI. How have AI myths developed since the 1950s? Why are dystopian accounts of AI so particularly successful? Why do we listen to the developers of AI when it comes to critically assessing the technologies they have helped build? Gendering of AI. How has the gendering of AI, robots, and chatbots evolved since ELIZA? What can we learn about our society from it? What impact does it have on the use and social consequences of such technologies? Key Dates Abstract submission deadline: November 17, 2025 Invitation of full papers: December 1, 2025 Full Paper submission deadline: April 6, 2026 Notification of acceptance and reviews available: July 6, 2026 Paper revision deadline: October 5, 2026 Issue release: November–December 2026 For inquiries about the special issue, please contact the guest editors (christian.strippel(a)weizenbaum-institut.de <mailto:christian.strippel@weizenbaum-institut.de>, magnus.rust(a)unibas.ch <mailto:magnus.rust@unibas.ch>). -- Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin (Germany) Group Lead "Weizenbaum Panel" and "MethodsLab" https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/portrait/p/christian-strippel/ https://panel.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/ https://methodslab.weizenbaum-institut.de/ Recent Publications: – Ethics of Data Work: Principles for Academic Data Work Requesters <https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/media/Publikationen/Weizenbaum_Discussio…> – Weizenbaum Report 2025: Political Participation in Germany <https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wr/6.1> – Data, archives, and tools: Introducing new publication formats on infrastructures and resources <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-023-00806-7> – “The Boundaries are Blurry…”: How Comment Moderators in Germany See and Respond to Hate Comments <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2021.2017793> – From Insult to Hate Speech: Mapping Offensive Language in German User Comments on Immigration <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/3399>

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Conference CFP (Cries and Whispers: Podcasting and the Promise of Disruption)
by Gerald Sim 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Conference Call for Papers Cries and Whispers: Podcasting and the Promise of Disruption Feb 20-21, 2026, Florida Atlantic University Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Morris, PhD (UW-Madison) In the wake of what commentators called “the first influencer election” and the midst of what others term the first “podcasting presidency,” this conference takes stock of this millennial media format. How should we define podcasting, situate it in media and technological history, and assess its claim to be “new” media? For Martin Spinelli and Lance Dann, podcasting represents a “transitional moment in the history of audio making and listening. It is a moment in which marginal, DIY…practices burst into…popular consciousness and are taken seriously as more than just a subset of an older medium.” The claim echoes understandings of digital media more broadly as a disruptive and democratizing form that upends tradition and hierarchies of power. But, is it in fact a more slippery phenomenon, a do-it-yourself (DIY) medium that slides between mainstream and underground, algorithmically propelled across a host of social media sites? This conference aims to platform new research on podcasting that undercuts the countercultural and upstart connotations of DIY and other spreadable practices. Specifically, this conference spotlights the full range of podcasting’s perils and possibilities in light of current controversies. Proposal Deadline: OCTOBER 15, 2025 For full details and link to submission portal, please go to the conference website<https://criesandwhispers2026.wordpress.com>.

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Call for Papers: Mobile AI
by Yifan Xu 07 Oct '25

07 Oct '25

Dear colleagues, here is a call for papers for the special issue on Mobile AI —————————— Journal: Mobile Media and Communication Special Issue on Mobile AI: Consolidating Mobile Media & Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Guest Editors: Yifan Xu, Adriana de Souza e Silva This special issue aims at exploring the ways AI systems are embedded into mobile communication practices and technologies by investigating the social and cultural implications of mobile AI — specifically how they shape mobile communication and mobility in everyday life. Topics might include, but are not limited to: Mobile AI and the Digital Economy Mobile AI, Creativity, and Labor Mobile AI and Language Affective Mobile AI Power, Agency, and Mobile AI Ethical and Environmental Dimensions Global and Local Mobilizations of Mobile AI The Social Psychology of Mobile AI Submit short commentary papers (up to 3,000, including references) that contextualize and understand the phenomenon beyond the new AI hype by October 31st, 2025. We expect to have all publication decisions made by April 2026. See the full details of the call here: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mobileai Please feel free to share this invitation with collaborators you think would be a strong fit. Thank you Yifan Xu, Ph.D. (she/hers) Center for Transformative Media College of Arts, Media and Design Northeastern University LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/yifanxu10> | Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FoCa8TYAAAAJ&hl=en> yif.xu(a)northeastern.edu

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WEBCAST 20-22 AUG - 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum in Varadero, Cuba
by Joly MacFie 02 Sep '25

02 Sep '25

[image: isoc.live] <https://isoc.live/19613>*LIVESTREAM <https://bit.ly/cigf2025live>* | *SIMULCASTS <https://isoc.live/19613/#simulcasts>* |* PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19613/>* On *Wednesday – Friday 20th – 22nd August 2025*, the *Ministry of Communications of Cuba <https://www.mincom.gob.cu/en>* (MINCOM) and the *Caribbean Telecommunications Union <https://ctu.int/>* (CTU) present the* 21st Caribbean Internet Governance Forum <https://ctu.int/event/21st-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/>* (CIGF) in Varadero, Cuba. The Forum will address various facets of Internet Governance of current import to the Caribbean including the adoption of the *Global Digital Compact <https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/global-digital-compact>* and *WSIS+20 Review <https://unctad.org/topic/commission-on-science-and-technology-for-developme…>*; enhancing the reach, resiliency and sustainability of critical digital infrastructure in the Caribbean; fostering adoption and growth of the region’s digital economies in a trusted and secure manner; harnessing the benefits of emergent technologies (e.g. AI) while minimising attendant risks; and digital rights, privacy and protection for children. The 4th *Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum <https://ctu.int/event/4th-caribbean-youth-internet-governance-forum/> *(CYIGF) will be included in the 21st CIGF, on the afternoon of Day 1. *PARTNERS* *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* | *POST-ISAC <https://www.postisac.org/>* | *SECURE.POST <https://www.upu.int/en/Postal-Solutions/Technical-Solutions/Products/SECURE…>* | *TTMAG <https://ttmag.tt/>* |*Internet Society Barbados Chapter <https://isoc.bb/>* | *Internet Society Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <https://isoc.vc/>* *SCHEDULE <https://ctu.int/event/21st-caribbean-internet-governance-forum/#tab-2> *(All times AST = UTC-4) DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2025 *09:00 Opening Remarks* *Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies *09:05 Welcome Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) *09:15 Capacity Building Session 1* *Juan Fernández González* – Member, UN IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), Advisor at the Ministry of Communications of Cuba (MINCOM) *Chengetai Masango* – Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat *10:30 Capacity Building Session 2: Topic Areas* *Paula Oteguy* – Head of Multistakeholder Engagement, LACNIC *Tracy F. Hackshaw* – Chef d’entreprise, .POST, Universal Postal Union (UPU) *Abdullah Ali and Kevin Baboolal* – Researchers (Remote) *Prof. Maurice McNaughton* – Remote Moderator: *Shanea Lewis* – CTU Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF) *13:30 Introductory Remarks* *Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies *13:35 Welcome Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, CTU *Tariq Mohammed* – 4th CYIGF Chair *Jose Carlos Cruz Sandoval* – Vice President, GEIC, Cuba *13:45 Panel 1: Development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the Caribbean for Digital Transformation and Innovation* *Cherika Wilson / Lianne McNaughton (Remote)* – Youth Can do it Too (YCDI) *Shergaun Roserie* – Co-CEO, RifBid, Saint Lucia *Roberto Marti Cedeño* – Vice Dean of Research and Digital Transformation, University of Havana, Cuba *Orlando Gabriel Toledano López* – Professor of Data Structures and Algorithms, University of Informatics Sciences (UCI), Cuba Moderator: *Dr. Nayma Cepero Pérez* – Professor, Technical University of Havana (CUJAE) *14:30 Panel 2: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Resilience: Protecting the Caribbean’s Digital Future* *Federica Tortorella* – Youth Advisory Board Member, SubOptic Foundation, Dominican Republic *Muriyana McPherson* – National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Guyana *Daniel Perea Núñez* – Director General, Computer Network Security Office, Cuba (OSRI) Moderator: *Tariq Mohammed* – Chair, Caribbean ICT Youth Network *15:30 Panel 3: Women Empowerment in ICTs* *Jael Goddard (Remote)* – ICT External Relations Associate, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Trinidad and Tobago *Jennifer Boodoo* – Guyana *Maidelys Pupo Torres* – General Director, JCCE, Cuba *Suany Leyva Hernández* – Cuban Network of Empowered Women, UIC *Analaisy González Prieto* – Director of Institutional Communication, ETECSA Moderator: *Gabrielle Johnson* – CIYN Vice Chair *16:15 Panel 4: Youth Perspectives on Global Fora: GDC, WSIS, IGF, etc.* *Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat, Geneva *Shergaun Roserie* – CIYN *Elaine Grenet Albernas* – Specialist on Foreign Relations, MINCOM *Leysdel Emil Hernández* – Specialist in International Organizations and Bilateral Collaboration, ETECSA Moderator: *Jael Goddard *– ICT External Relations Associate, Trinidad and Tobago (Remote) *17:00 Vote of Thanks and Closing of the CYIGF* *Gabrielle Johnson* – CIYN Vice Chair *Ailyn Febles Estrada* – Vice Minister of Communications of Cuba *17:10 End of Day 1* DAY 2 – THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2025 *09:00 National Anthem and Opening Remarks* *Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies *09:05 Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, CTU *09:15 Greetings from Partner Organizations* *Paula Oteguy* – Head, Multistakeholder Engagement, LACNIC *Bevil Wooding (Remote)* – Director of Caribbean Affairs, ARIN & Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS) *Albert Daniels (Remote)* – Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager for the Caribbean, ICANN *Sebastián Bellagamba (Remote)* – Senior Director, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Internet Society *Chengetai Masango* – Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat *09:35 Feature Address* *Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba *09:45 Vote of Thanks* *Michelle Garcia* – Communications Specialist, CTU *10:20 Reflections on CIGF @ 21* *Shanea Lewis* – Policy Advisor, CTU *10:45 National, Regional and Global IG Contexts* *Maria Esther Alfonso* – Cuba IGF *Jacqueline Morris* – Trinidad and Tobago MAG *Max-Larson Henry* – Haiti IGF *Marcellus Constance* – SVG IGF *Aggrey Marsh* – Guyana IGF *Lilian Chamorro Rojas* – Coordinator, LACIGF *Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat *14:00 Introductory Remarks* *Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies *14:05 ARIN/LACNIC/CTU Policy Forum* – Global Digital Governance at a Crossroads; WSIS+20; Global Digital Compact; ICP-2, ICANN gTLDs *Israel Rosas (Remote)* – ISOC *Bevil Wooding (Remote)* – ARIN *Paula Oteguy* – LACNIC *Chengetai Masango / Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat *Michael Abejuela (Remote)* – ARIN *Jorge Villa / Esteban Tescano (Remote)* – LACNIC *Sybel Alonso Baldor* – VP Net Op, ETECSA *Albert Daniels (Remote)* – ICANN Moderator: *Shanea Lewis* – CTU *15:30 Workshop/Facilitated Discussion: Mainstreaming AI in Caribbean Internet Governance* *Rosanny Arias* – Head of Innovation Promotion, Office of ICT, Dominican Republic *Omar Correa Madrigal – TBC* – President, UIC Moderators: *Tariq Mohammed, Shergaun Roserie, Gabrielle Johnson* DAY 3 – FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2025 *09:00 Opening Remarks* *Dr. Terri-Karelle Johnson* – Host of Ceremonies *09:05 Panel Discussion: Navigating Digital Harms in a Fragmented World* *Cleveland Thomas* – ITU *Lourdes Gutierrez (Remote)* – UNODC *Shannique Bowden (Remote)* – Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network *Maidelys Pupo Torres* – JCCE, Cuba *Omar Gutiérrez Granela* – Havana Youth Computer and Electronics Club Facilitator: *Shiva Bissessar* – Pinaka Consulting *10:00 Special Session: Digital Transformation in Cuba * Introduction: *Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba *10:20 Panel 1: Data Governance – A Perspective from Cuba* *Omara Aldama López* – Director of Infocommunications, Revolution Palace *María Esther Alfonso Suárez* – Vice-President, UIC *Tatiana Delgado Fernández* – Professor, Technological University of Havana *Laymi Puente Falcón* – Director of Business Intelligence, ETECSA Moderator: *Yarina Amoroso Fernández* – Unión de Juristas de Cuba *11:10 Panel 2: Digital Transformation and Local Development* *Aurora Fernández González* – Advisor to CNI and Higher Education Minister *Dariel de León García* – Senior Researcher, Sustainable Municipalities Program *Allan Pierra Conde* – Advisor, MES *Denys Buedo Hidalgo* – Director of Informatization, MES Moderator: *Jorge Núñez Jover* – Havana University Advisor *13:30 Panel 3: Enterprises in Digital Transformation* *Dennis Meriño Menadier* – Chairman, Z17 *Allan Pierra Fuente* – UCI *Abduly Díaz García* – Director General, SOFTEL *Yudivian Almeida Cruz* – University of Havana Moderator: *Ernesto Vallín Martínez* – MINCOM *14:20 Panel 4: The Role of Government in Digital Transformation* *Anaisa Hernández González* – Vice-President, UIC *Dr. Nayma Cepero Pérez* – Technical University of Havana *Wilfredo González Vidal* – Coordinator, Sovereignty Project *Dr. Alain Lamadrid Vallina* – Director of Informatization, Ministry of Higher Education Moderator: *Ailyn Febles Estrada* – Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba *15:10 Session Closure* *Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández* – First Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba *15:30 Policy Synthesis and Strategic Priorities* *Rodney Taylor* – CTU *Shanea Lewis* – CTU *Tariq Mohammed* – CIYN *16:00 Open Microphone* *Michelle Garcia* – CTU *16:30 Conclusions and Next Steps* *Rodney Taylor* – CTU *16:50 Closing Remarks of the CIGF* *Mayra Arevich Marín* – Minister of Communications of Cuba *SIMULCASTS* *https://bit.ly/cigf2025live <https://bit.ly/cigf2025live>*(CTU YouTube) *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion <https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion>* *https://www.facebook.com/NetGovCaribbean <https://www.facebook.com/NetGovCaribbean>* *https://www.facebook.com/ttigf/ <https://www.facebook.com/ttigf/>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCBB/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCBB/>* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *TWITTER #CIGF2025 <https://bit.ly/CIGF2025> #CYIGF2025 #21CIGF #IGF @TheCTUnion @MINCOMCuba @InternetSociety @UPU_UN #TTMAG @ISOCBB @isocsvg @IntGovForum* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CALL for Papers for American Behavioral Scientist issue a "Survey of a Cluster of Pre-Internet Networks" Deadline 1 October 2025
by Noel Packard 31 Aug '25

31 Aug '25

Dear Colleagues, Please share this Call for essays for an issue of *American Behavioral Scientist* entitled 'Survey of a Cluster of Pre-Internet Networks'. Essays invited for a survey of 1960s -1970s military networks such as: *COINTELPRO *(US); *CHAOS* (US); *Phoenix* (Vietnam); *Condor* (South America); *ORDEN* (El Salvador); *Jakarta* (Indonesia); *OBAN* (Brazil) and other operations that networked societies prior to the Internet. These networks will be described in one source, offering an historical-comparative resource for media scholars, media users and social scientists. Authors are encouraged to share their findings with each other in a collaborative manner. Comparing these small historical networks to today's globally and fully networked society will improve social science and historical comparative research. Abstract deadline 1 October 2024 Submit abstract to Noel Packard at npac825(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz For more information see: CALL for Papers : https://www.cfplist.com/CFP/40855 Sociology Group blog Call: ( https://www.sociologygroup.com/call-for-papers-american-behavioral-scientis… ) and an interview with Noel Packard about the Call: ( https://www.sociologygroup.com/an-interview-with-dr-noel-packard-survey-of-… )

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CFP: "Human and Digital Mutualism: Code, Culture, and Communication 2025
by Adrienne Shaw 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

The ICA India Chapter, in collaboration with Mahindra University, Hyderabad, is organizing the "Human and Digital Mutualism: Code, Culture, and Communication 2025" conference on November 21-22, 2025, at the Convention Centre, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India. The two-day conference will feature keynote and plenary sessions, as well as several technical presentation sessions, with ample time for interaction and networking. In addition to research papers, the conference invites non-fiction films and/or pitch AVs for documentary films to showcase under a competitive category. The submission deadline is September 30, 2025, and notifications of acceptance will be sent out by October 17, 2025. For more information on the conference and submission: https://www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/mu-ica-conference-on-human-and-digita… <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mahin…> For any query, email conference organizers at sdmc.conferences(a)mahindrauniversity.edu.in.

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